Always said I hated PJs [NBD content]

[truand85]

Yeah that's a P/MM not a P/J so your tastes haven't changed

 

[dabbler]

Yeah, I'm more of a J kinda player but I bought the Harley Benton Sandberg copies and I likes 'em!

That said, IME, you get a little closer to J tones from a PJ if you put a series/parallel mod on the P pup and play it with the P coils in parallel.

 

[JimmyM]

I’m happy for you, but even happier that any anti PJ comments are meaningless to me.

 

[drumvsbass]

I do agree that the Jazz pickup makes it less attractive than a regular P

How can you even say that with a bass looking that sexy in a photo

 

[drumvsbass]

I’m happy for you, but even happier that any anti PJ comments are meaningless to me.

Right! PJ is the ultimate P.

 

[ToddB1963]

I love the tone of this beast, especially with pickups blended.

 

[singlemalt]

A true PJ needs lots more J and just the right amount of P.

Let’s start with a sexy offset J body, and slim J neck. Add some blocks, but skip the binding. Super fatty J pickup close to the bridge, for that J burp. Stick with the chrome control plate. Move the Jack to the side.

Now drop a P pickup, right in the sweet spot. Go with 19mm P string spacing. A swanky pearloid J pickguard.

Volume, 4 position pickup selector, (b solo, b&n parallel, b&n series, and P tone solo. Two band Glockenlang pre.

Yeah, the frets came out wonky.

 

[Iofflight]

Felt the same way until I built the seafoam guy on the left.View attachment 5131708 Lollar p, Fralin splt coil J, and 70's spacing. Has a three way switch and Sunbeam strings. Sounds magic in all three positions! I'm a convert.

We must have similar tastes, I ended up putting Lollars into my Fender Jazz and had Sunbeams on it for a long time until I discovered TI rounds. I loved the Lollars in my Jazz so much that I built a Warmoth P with Lollars as well.

 

[Kerem Koseoglu]

I had that exact bass for a long time - color, configuration, etc... Sold it only to afford a used Fodera which is extremely rare around here. I hope that you'll enjoy it at least as much as I did!

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Right! PJ is the ultimate P.

Agreed!

 

[Krakmann]

Salud!

My main bass and the old one are P+M, the M with the option of S/H. Maybe the most versatile combination around. Although my favorite pickup sound is the J in the neck.

 

[lomo]

P at 100% and J at 25% for the tonal win.

 

[InstantEctobass]

That's not even a PJ, heh. It's a PM, if anything.

If you look at the P/J as 50/50 Precision/Jazz, you're wrong, and it will disappoint in that regard. It's an enhanced Precision, not a Precision/Jazz hybrid. There is NOTHING Jazz about a P/J except it happens to have the same bridge pickup as a Jazz bass. Nothing else is the same. You get 100% precision tone (yes, you do) and then you get some jazz-LIKE tones in addition. Everything full on sounds great, and way different than a P bass alone, so it's cool to have.

I do agree that the Jazz pickup makes it less attractive than a regular P, but certain colors make it blend in a bit better. I love my sunburst Performer PJ:

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Not entirely true. Some Fender Aerodyne have a PJ with the P not placed in the same position as a true P. Also even if you shut the J pickup, it's still loading the circuit a bit and it will never sound like a full plain P bass.

 

[Leonid Nidis]

Thats the way a to add a bridge pickup to a p bass.
Much more useful than a jazz pup no one used since Jaco
Congrats on your Sandberg.

 

[2thAche]

Everyone when they realize the magic of a PJ:

 

[joebar]

I never liked PJ’s until I started using a pick; the combo gives you that classic dark scooped rock tone that a jazz doesn’t quite nail. Front PU for fingers

 

[bhoff5150]

My Sandberg VM4 has become my #1 without dispute. I've been through probably 35 basses and kept 6 of them. It is - for me - the best bass I've ever had.

That said, like all instrument manufacturers not all of them are the same. I have found that I like the Sandberg pre and pickups better than the earlier Delano pickups. I also bought a Sandberg TT (jazz) because I loved the VM4 so much and I really didn't like the Sandberg TT. So as with all things, your mileage may vary.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

A PJ can do close to a 100% P (although I do remember the experiment @JimmyM did here on TB) but a PJ can only do 50% J at best. What I see on your bass is the possibility of achieving close to 100% P and close to 100% MMSR both of which are classic useable sounds.

There are the issues of pickup placement and impedance loading of the pickup that’s turned down, but those are both subtle effects that might not be noticeable enough to wipe out the P vibe or the MM vibe. I think the PMM is possibly one of the best “unlike” pickup configurations of what’s out there.

 

[HardNHeavy]

pickups make a difference..This one with Bartolini's sound amazing blended, while others might sound muddy, If not correctly matched.

This P/MM sound incredible as well with matching SD pickups.

 

[eddododo]

I grew up LOVING the PJ sound, with no caveats. I later realized it was only the Ibanez GSR (and similar) PJ pickup positions that I liked the sound of. I have played no fender PJ I love, and if I’m doing a build or a mod with a PJ, I use the Ibanez positions